68BANG SCORE
Total War: SHOGUN 2
worth it · strategy · 2011
Solid value for what it costs.
Better value than 60% of strategy games
Total War: SHOGUN 2 is the perfect mix of real-time and turn-based strategy gaming for newcomers and veterans alike.
Banger threshold
Becomes a Banger at $22.00
27% off today's $29.99. Wait for that sale.
Real value
$1.09/hr over the 27.5h main story, $0.14/hr if you 100% it (216.1h).
But only 3% finish a 27.5h game, budget for the first stretch, not the full ride.
Finish rate
3.1%
how far players get (achievements)
Advertised
27.5h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
216.1h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr (advertised)
$1.09/h
price ÷ advertised main-story hours
Price
$29.99
Reviews
92%
67,081 reviews
Metacritic
90
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2011
Where players drop off
Share of players who unlocked each achievement, most-earned (left) to rarest (right).
DeveloperCREATIVE ASSEMBLY
PublisherSEGA
Genrestrategy
Achievements106
Trailer & screenshots
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